Blood & Treasure (2019) s02e10 Episode Script

My name is Danny McNamara.
I used to work for the FBI.
And I'm Lexi Vaziri.
I used to be a thief.
Excuse me, a master thief.
We're back on the hunt after the Vatican
was attacked by a mysterious group
led by someone who calls
himself the Great Khan.
He's looking for an
ancient Mongolian artifact
called the Spirit Banner.
Also known as the Soul of Genghis Khan.
And they're leaving
a path of destruction
in their wake to get their hands on it.
So, it looks like it's
up to us to stop them
by finding the Banner.
Before they do.
Previously on Blood & Treasure
The Banner has Khan's DNA on it.
Maybe the Great Khan wants it
to weaponize Genghis' DNA.
After the battle, we found this.
Are you familiar with the
secret history of the Mongols?
The earliest history of Genghis' life.
This scroll is believed to contain
directions to the tomb of Genghis Khan.
You think the Mongolians brought
the Banner back to Genghis
and buried it with him?
Yes.
- No, I can't leave her!
- You go in there, you die.
The Khan is still alive,
and she does not like to be challenged.
Give me your loyalty,
and the world will be ours.
He never saw it coming.
- Here, I'll get the drinks.
- Oh, yeah.
What? What's so funny?
- Nothing.
- Nothing.
It's
Great
seeing you two getting along so well.
Just sharing stories, you know.
Nothing to be paranoid about.
Mm.
To finding the scroll.
And next,
the Banner.
I'll drink to that.
Can I get one of those?
Violet?
The explosion in Kazakhstan.
- I saw you die.
- Really?
After you left me behind.
Again?
I'd still be there if it weren't
for the town scavengers.
- I'm sorry.
- Blame me.
She didn't want to leave
you. I forced her to go.
I'm sure she fought very hard.
- Vi, please.
- Anyways,
I still expect that you'll
clear my record after all this?
Of course, anything you want.
Forgive me.
Less talk, more booze.
Right.
How did you find us?
Shaw told me that you guys
were crashing at his place.
- Where is he, anyways?
- Hospital.
It's nothing serious.
Just got banged up a little bit.
Who's the badge?
Excuse me?
Oh, your shoes are way too sensible.
They might as well have sirens
and flashing lights on them.
And your watch and your posture.
- You just smell of cop.
- Violet,
this is Kate.
She's a friend helping
us find the Banner.
Nice to meet you, Violet.
Any word on the Banner?
- Oh, yes.
- Yeah.
We, uh, found a Scroll that's
supposedly a lost chapter
from The Secret History of the Mongols.
Should lead us to Genghis' Tomb.
We think the Banner is in the tomb.
So, what are you waiting for?
We need to translate the scroll first.
I just heard back from Helena.
She's a linguistics professor
that I consulted with
back that the Bureau.
Okay, good. She's excited
to take a look at the scroll.
- Great.
- Well, now that I've come this far
and I almost got blown
up trying to find the thing,
I'm gonna see it through.
I don't think we'll need any extra help.
Will we, Danny?
Um, actually, I'm part of
the original squad, Kate.
Lexi and I go way back,
even before human Wikipedia over here.
Yup. She's right. Vi here
She's a Jill-of-all-trades.
Got us out of more tough situations
than I can count, so,
we could use her help
anywhere we're gonna go.
- Hmm.
- Okay, then.
Next stop: Prague.
Think we can borrow your jet again?
- I'll make a call.
- I'll let Helena know
we're on our way.
She's got a jet?
Oh, her family does. Long story.
Huh.
I'm gonna go pack.
I'll meet you at the bar.
Tell Hahn you're with us.
- Hahn is that ten-year-old bartender?
- Hey,
the kid makes a mean lychee martini.
- Oh, God.
- Yeah.
- Um, I'm gonna go pack.
- All right, go. Go, go.
Jet will be ready in an hour.
What do you know about Violet?
She and Lexi used to work together.
Oh, so she's a thief, too.
She was going after a bounty
the Khan put out on the Banner, but
I promised to help clear her record
if she helped us find it instead.
And you trust her to give
up money for going straight?
Trust
Os a strong word.
But I do believe she
would do anything for Lexi.
Don't be so quick to
ignore your instincts.
The Khan's horde has been
with you every step of the way.
Okay.
I can try to find a way to lose her.
Actually, let her come along.
If my hunch is right, she might be
the best link to the
Khan that we've had yet.
And I want to keep an eye on her.
There's a quick way to find
out just who she really is.
The CIA has an app?
It's no Candy Crush, but
it gets the job done.
Huh.
Let's keep this between us.
You tell Lexi,
she might tip our hand.
Yeah, Lexi would kill for her.
We're gonna need rock-solid proof
if we're gonna change that.
And just to be safe,
keep my Agency
background to yourself, too.
Mmm. Yummy.
Is it bluefin?
You don't mind if I have some, do you?
All gone.
It's like being in prep
school with the yakuza.
I take it you found Danny and Lexi?
I'm following them to Prague
where an expert will
translate the scroll
that'll lead us to the Banner.
Pack up.
Yes, my Khan.
Listen, Violet, I had absolutely
no inkling you were the Great Khan.
And I have to say, you've
played everyone brilliantly,
including me.
Maybe you stole a
little from my playbook,
but you improved upon it.
I thought I was a maniac.
Isn't that what you said
about the Great Khan?
Well, let's face it, Violet.
You are a bit of a maniac.
But so am I.
You'll recall I only said that
when I was trying to save your life.
That should count for something.
Actually, it does.
You were disloyal to the Great Khan,
but you were loyal to me.
Which is one of the reasons
why I'm not going to kill you.
Well, that's, uh
Heartening.
We work well together.
We both hate the
privileged and the powerful.
I'll admit, it's rare to find
someone who challenges me.
Which you do on every occasion.
Listen, I hope I'm
not being out of line.
You seem a little more tense
now than you were before.
Kate Reece is coming with us.
She's playing coy that she's CIA,
but she keeps asking questions,
and I think she suspects me.
Sounds like the perfect opportunity
to take me to Prague with you.
In fact, I am the one
person in the world
that you can rely on.
Well, I am interested in learning
about your various skills.
But if you make me regret it,
I'll put your severed head on a pike.
So what's this errand Violet had to run?
Well, she's got a friend here in Prague.
Figured she wanted
to skip the boring stuff.
Where did Kate disappear to?
Um, work stuff,
I guess.
So, uh, what's it say, Helena?
The scroll's made of vellum.
Calfskin.
Or, in this case,
human.
Human skin? Hmm.
Weren't the other scrolls made of silk?
The DNA analysis confirms it.
The oils in the skin
make a protective barrier,
so the carbon dating
takes a little longer.
Huh.
- What is it?
- Arcanum Gladio
wanted the Banner during the Cold War
because it had Genghis' DNA on it.
Right, to create a virus
that targeted Chinese
and Russian Communists.
What if the Khan wants to
take A.G.'s research and flip it?
Use Genghis' DNA to protect his people
from a virus engineered to kill
everyone else on the planet?
Fits his M.O.
He's only went after Western targets.
It's only a preliminary scan, but
I'm confident it's authentic.
Likely over 800 years old.
How fast can you translate it?
I used the pictures
you sent me to get started.
I also pulled some
relevant reference books.
"To find Genghis Khan
who sleeps under eternal sky,
"start at the roots of his
empire's Silver Tree."
The Silver Tree was a fountain
symbolizing the center of the
four quadrants of Genghis' empire.
But it moved around, so,
"Silver Tree" must be a metaphor for
the literal center point
of Genghis' empire.
Yeah. There.
I think that's the starting
point the scroll refers to.
"The death of Genghis Khan rang out
"across the bridge of the river
"where Genghis met his
blood brother Jamukha."
Jamukha helped him
conquer his whole empire,
and then became his mortal enemy.
That's strange the scroll
would be invoking him.
Okay, do we know where they met?
We can start there.
Earlier scrolls suggest the
Followed her to her meetup.
She lost me for a few minutes.
When I picked her back
up, she was alone again.
I'd say she's definitely
up to something.
Okay.
- My friend flaked.
- Well, perfect timing.
Danny, the scroll ends with the words
"Genghis Khan was buried in secret,
"so not even his most reverent followers
"would seek his tomb."
The Mongols don't want the tomb found.
We need to stay a
step ahead of the Khan.
And if our theory on
the DNA virus is right,
we need to find the
Banner before he does,
no matter what the scroll says,
or he's gonna kill billions of people.
The scroll said Genghis Khan's death
rang across the bridge of the river.
Bridge?
What bridge?
Well, back then, armies
didn't fight in the winter.
The Mongols used
frozen rivers like highways
Giving them the element of surprise.
So the frozen river is the bridge.
Smart.
So where do we cross?
The Mongol army moved on horseback.
We need to find a spot
shallow enough for the river
to freeze over completely.
Come on.
What's her story?
She's Jay Reece's daughter.
The billionaire?
- Oh, my God.
- I know.
You know, ten years ago, the only way
you'd be hanging out
with a billionaire's daughter
is if you were casing her.
Ten years ago, I was
a very different person.
You know that.
Don't you wish it was like the old days?
You know, just you and me
against the world?
It's not so bad having a bigger crew.
Well, when it's a rich girl
trying to steal your man it is.
I don't have to trust her.
I trust him.
All right.
I'm just looking out for my girl.
What is that thing?
It's an Ovoo.
It's an ancient shrine.
Could be the marker, for
Genghis Khan's burial site.
Why is no one guarding it?
I don't know, but the
scroll led us here, right?
Something's wrong.
The scroll used Jamukha as a sign post
even though he betrayed Genghis Khan.
Then warned us not to seek the tomb.
The Mongols went to a lot of
effort to bury Genghis Khan in secret.
Why would they build a
shrine to mark his grave?
Unless it's not a grave marker.
Violet.
It's a trap!
Violet, stop!
Violet!
Violet, stop!
You okay?
That was a close call.
- Thanks, Lulu.
- Yeah, don't mention it.
You okay?
Yeah.
I'm better than that guy.
Good news is
if we can't find the tomb,
the Great Khan can't, either.
Well, word is the Khan has hundreds
of people looking for it.
It's not gonna stay hidden forever.
Well, good luck to him.
Because even the Mongolians
don't know where the tomb is.
The Banner's out there.
Gen said when the Mongolian
tribesmen took the Banner back
they told him "the Soul
shall return to the Soul."
Now, we assumed that
meant Genghis, but
Someone else had a piece of his soul.
Jamukha. His blood brother.
To the Mongols,
when they shared their blood,
they exchanged a part of their souls.
Where is Jamukha buried?
No one knows for sure.
But in the '80s, a 13th century tomb
was excavated in Ulaanbaatar.
The remains matched those
thought to be of Jamukha.
Ulaanbaatar's a seven-hour drive.
Yeah, it's gonna get dark soon, so,
why don't we set up camp for the night,
head out first thing in the morning?
Hey, what are you up to?
Just trying to find any clues on Jamukha
that will shed light on
where his tomb might be.
Jamukha.
Why do you think he turned on Genghis?
Jealousy, ambition.
Jamukha ultimately went
to war with him to be Khan.
Hmm. Sounds like he got
what was coming to him.
What? I'm all about loyalty.
Okay.
I'll be sure to never
go to war against you.
You I'm not worried about.
But Kate
Better keep her hands to herself.
Why would you say that?
Violet thinks Kate's
still in love with you.
Don't give me that "What? Please." look.
I'm not blind. I see the
way she looks at you.
Violet's been back in our life one day,
and she's already stirring the pot.
It's not about her.
I don't know about that.
Meaning?
What if being loyal to Violet
meant being against me?
Or vice versa?
That's nonsense. I
I can be loyal to both of you.
Any issue one of you has
with the other, we'll just,
you know, figure it out.
It's just about communication.
Which I'm very good at,
if I do say so myself.
What's the story?
I've just received a
message from the Khan.
She wants you to do some research.
What, now?
Let's have a look, then.
Oh.
I'm going to need to use your computer.
Do you mind?
Don't go looking anywhere
you're not supposed to.
- I'll be watching.
- How comforting.
I don't suppose there's any
more of that coffee, is there?
Her message didn't say
anything about coffee.
Right.
You look like you just saw a ghost.
No, I'm good.
Bad news?
Good news, actually.
I need to make a call.
Give the phone to Simon.
Hello?
We have a problem.
Yeah? What is it?
I just killed Kate.
That escalated quickly.
Danny and Lexi are asleep.
Send in the team.
Kill Danny, but make
sure Lexi's taken alive.
No. No, no. Wait a minute. Wait.
We still haven't found Jamukha's tomb.
I'd say they're worth
a lot more alive than dead.
They're gonna wake up
and find a dead body,
and I'm the only one here.
Look, it's no wonder you're so upset.
I mean, you almost died.
What?
The Great Khan sent
one of his foot soldiers.
He barged into the tent
and murdered Kate.
I mean, it's a miracle
you're still alive,
but thank God you are,
'cause you did what you
needed to do, and lucky you did.
Otherwise, Danny and
Lexi would be dead, too.
They actually owe their lives to you.
What if they don't believe me?
What if he doesn't believe me?
Well, you better make
it look convincing.
But if you kill Danny in front of Lexi,
you've lost her forever,
and you've made a very powerful enemy.
Send me someone I don't need.
And Simon, if this fails
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Head on a pike. I know.
I just got a message from the Khan.
She has a special mission.
She told me to send her best man.
Of course.
Lexi! Come! Lexi!
- What? What's happening?
- Something's up.
- Hey. What's
- No!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Oh, God, no.
Oh, my God.
Ah, Kate.
What happened?
He came out of nowhere.
The Khan sent him to kill us.
He, uh he was alone?
If there's one, there are more.
They must be tracking us.
I, um
I need I just I need a minute.
Of course.
Let's, uh
Let's get you cleaned up.
Come on.
I'm sorry, Kate.
She deleted it.
Hey. Let's split up.
See if the locals know
anything about Jamukha's shrine.
All right.
Hello. Um, Jamukha?
Do you know Jamukha?
Does that mean anything?
Uh, look-looks delicious.
Uh, um, English?
Um
I mean
If you insist.
Oh. That's very good.
That is very good.
Danny McNamara.
I'm Weber, the local rep
from Langley. How can I help?
Did you find Kate?
We did.
They tell me she was one of
the best of our new batch,
that she meant something
to you. I am sorry.
I think the woman my
partner and I are with
is working with the Khan.
Is she the Middle Eastern
girl or the Asian one?
I've had eyes on you guys
since you got to town.
Asian.
Lexi's with me.
And as far as she's concerned,
you and I don't know each other.
Okay.
So, you want your
girlfriend's friend rendered
to a black site right in front of her.
That is cold, man, but I can dig it.
Well, I don't see any another way.
There's an abandoned mining
operation just outside of town.
There's no one around, easy to control.
You get her there,
and my team will get
her out, nice and clean.
I need her alive.
Don't worry. "Alive" is our specialty.
Oh, I just texted you coordinates.
Good luck.
Fancy meeting you here.
You said you have information.
Yeah, well, if Danny's
right about Jamukha,
there's a very big chance
the Banner's actually here,
down the road, in fact,
at The Museum Of Mongolian Artifacts.
You think the Banner is on display?
No, not on display. Hidden
underneath the museum.
You see, it's relatively new.
It was only built in 1984,
exactly the same time
Jamukha's holy shrine
was supposedly discovered.
I don't know about you, but I
don't believe in coincidences.
So I think the tribesmen
built the museum
over the dig site to protect the tomb.
That sounds promising.
I hoped you might think so.
And I'll see you there.
Ugh. So, nothing on my end.
I did try this cheese. Hey.
- Hey.
- Find anything out?
Yeah, I have a lead.
We need to get out of town.
I thought you said Jamukha's
shrine was in Ulaanbaatar.
I thought so, too,
but an archaeologist I know told me
about a mining operation
just outside of town.
Sounds like it could be
the site of Jamukha's tomb.
Really? 'Cause I just talked to a local
that said he thinks it's hidden
underneath the museum.
My source was pretty confident.
I don't think we should waste any time.
Waste time? The museum's
right around the corner.
How is that wasting time?
Okay, okay. Hey, why don't
we go to the museum first?
If there's no Banner,
we head out of town.
- Yeah.
- Sound good?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
I don't think this is the place.
- Why?
- If this is sacred ground,
there should be guards here. It's empty.
I just don't want us
walking into another trap.
Still think it's a trap?
Help me hide him.
Was that absolutely necessary?
Well, he could have
called a hundred others.
He'll wake up in a few hours.
There's something behind these doors
that's worth protecting.
Let's find out what it is.
Hey, why don't you stay
out here, keep lookout?
Hey, why don't you do that?
If it's here, it should be
underneath the museum.
Oh. Danny, my flashlight.
Huh, yeah. Mine, too.
This
This is incredible.
Oh, my.
Look at this.
It's Jamukha.
Nice belt.
- Looks like solid gold.
- Mm-hmm.
Genghis gave it to Jamukha
when they were boys
as a token of their brotherhood.
The Soul of Genghis Khan.
What are you doing?
I'm setting this right.
This is for you and me, not him.
You put the CIA on me, Danny?
What What's going on?
Violet, put the bloody gun down.
Oh. You didn't tell her?
He's been working with Kate
behind your back this whole time.
That's why I killed her.
What's she talking about?
And why am I not
surprised to see you here?
Right.
How does the line go, Danny?
"Again, we see
"there is nothing that you can possess
"which I cannot take away."
You're working for the Khan?
I don't work for anybody.
She is the Khan.
What?
I knew.
After Kate.
I knew you were involved
- with the Khan, but
- You
You knew?
And you didn't tell me.
I guess we both have our secrets.
Let's discuss this
more upstairs, shall we?
Double-check the restraints on her.
And search them for weapons.
She usually carries a knife in her boot.
Ah.
I taught you this little trick.
Nice to know at least something stuck.
He's got two phones. I want them both.
I don't want your boyfriend
texting the CIA again.
That's my phone key.
You lifted it off me?
I had to get into Kate's phone.
When did you
When I hugged you?
When I comforted you?
There is no mining operation
outside of town, is there?
Just a couple of guys waiting
to throw me into a van
and take me to a black site.
You murdered Kate.
Yeah, well, she figured it out.
How long were you and Kate
planning all this behind my back?
I don't know, Lexi.
All these secrets and lies
- Seems like a deal breaker to me.
- Don't you dare.
You've been lying to me this whole time.
You know, the old Lexi would
have been right by my side,
but you've been domesticated.
I needed to know where you stood.
Simon.
Why didn't you tell me?
I couldn't risk you talking to Violet.
- After everything we've been through
- Lexi.
You seriously thought I'd take
the side of a mass murderer?
Violet has everything she
needs to pull off her plan.
We can't let her leave
here with the Banner.
Yeah, and how do you expect to stop her?
I'm going to kill her.
- Mm.
- You're what?
Last year,
when we were going after Farouk,
was it not you trying to convince me
that even if we killed him,
his followers would
still carry out his plan?
How is this any different?
Look,
if I can get her alone,
I can get her to give up her plan.
- Lexi, she will kill you.
- She will kill you.
You heard her.
- She wants me to go with her.
- No, you can't.
- You can't do that.
- Why? Because you don't trust me?
Because I don't trust her.
The Spirit Banner is real.
- Oh, goody.
- Hey.
Perfect.
Did you lift that off me, too?
No. I started carrying my own.
Stop!
Lex, get out of the way.
No.
Lexi get out of the way.
I said no.
Uh, guys, it
this strictly necessary?
- Shut up, Simon.
- Shut up, Simon.
What happened to you?
I'm the same person I've always been.
You're the one who's changed.
All because of him.
And the worst part is
he doesn't even trust you.
But I do.
Because I know you, the real you.
If that's true, then prove it.
Take me with you in exchange for him.
You're trying to manipulate
me to learn my plan.
But I want you to know my plan.
Why?
Because when you do, you'll understand
and you'll want to join me.
Lexi, do not listen to her.
He's afraid 'cause he knows I'm right.
Truth is, I always thought
we'd end up doing this together.
You and me, taking the world by storm.
It's everything we've
always dreamed about.
Promise me you won't hurt him.
If I wanted to hurt him
he'd be dead already.
- Okay, Vi.
- What?
Okay. You and me then.
- No.
- Good.
- Lexi.
- I don't want him calling for help.
- Damn it!
- So we're gonna take him
with us and leave him at the airfield.
- The hell you are.
- Danny.
I won't hurt him if he
doesn't do anything stupid.
You have my word.
All right. All right, deal.
Simon, we're leaving.
Be a doll and collect our treasure.
With pleasure.
It's the CIA!
Back up! Back up! Back up!
Go, go, go, go, go!
Simon, go get the Banner.
Go!
- Cover me!
- Go!
Cavalry's here.
Violet!
I'll save the Banner
if you let Danny go.
Deal.
Lexi!
I can't hold them off
much longer. We got to go!
I'm not leaving Lexi behind.
Simon, get the Banner and I'll get Lexi.
You do realize anybody's gone
near the Banner has been shot.
Follow me or I'll kill you myself.
Who said romance was dead?
Smoke!
Come on, Lexi.
No!